Luis Lora

Managing Partner

2021 - Current

Managing Director

2013 - 2021

Director, Corporate Finance

2011 - 2013

Part of leadership team responsible for building and managing BNP Paribas’s corporate advisory and mergers and acquisitions practice in Brazil.

Vice President

2006 - 2010

Responsible for monitoring investments, including participating in the Boards of portfolio companies, sourcing new opportunities and leading transaction negotiations. Palladium is a private equity firm with committed capital of over $1 billion, investing in U.S. and Latin American middle-market companies.

Director (Vice President)

2004 - 2006

Executed strategic and financing transactions for global clients in the media and communications industries. Promoted to Director.

Senior Director, Business Development & Corporate Strategy

2000 - 2004

Developed and executed corporate strategies. Integrated new assets and restructured existing operations. Promoted to Senior Director.

Director

2000 - 2004

Originated, structured and oversaw strategic investments and new business development opportunities for Bertelsmann’s corporate unit.

Manager, Business Development

1998 - 1998

Led strategic planning and business development efforts for the leading publicly traded hotel investment company in Latin America.

Analyst

1994 - 1997

Executed mergers, acquisitions and divestitures for large global clients, with a focus on Latin America. Led financial analysis and was involved in all aspect of execution.